Topic 6 - Open Window by Matisse, 1905
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when was it painted?
1905
where did he paint it?
in the fishing village of Collioure, near Franceās border with Spain
what is in the painting?
sailboats on the water, as viewed from the hotel window overlooking the harbour, with a line of potted plants surrounded by ivy, and open doors in the immediate foreground
there is an overall sense ofā¦
light flooding the scene and spontaneity
describe the water and the boats?
blue-hulled vessels float on pink waves, below a sky banded with turquoise, pink and mauve
the colour scheme is completelyā¦.
non-descriptive
Andre Derain likened the colours toā¦
sticks of dynamite
the colours have an explosive effect on the audience, interpreting them asā¦
an assault upon culture, values and conventions
what divides up the canvas?
grid-like structure of broad verticals and horizontals
suggests a movement towardsā¦
abstraction and geometric approach drawing strongly on Cezzanne
the colour juxtapositions are not equivalents for the tonal light and shadow effects pursued by theā¦
impressionists
Lawrence Gowing states that the impressionists are about denying depth and setting upā¦
ādazzling vibrationsā
distinguished palette ofā¦
saturated, pure colours and thick impasto brushstrokes
the colours work inā¦
complementary pairs e.g. orange-red masts with blur hulls as well as red blossoming among green leaves
complements such as these become more intense when placed nest to each other, deriving from theā¦
Fauves ideas linking to Chevreulās colour theory whose ideas spread to Monet and Seurat
Matisse strives to achieve the maximum ā¦. abandoning any suggestions of ā¦
intensity of colour
chiaroscuro
there are, however, some ā¦. which contrast with the painterly surface and handling of the medium, giving it a decorative visual effect
bare areas of canvas
angular outflung doors make the sceneā¦
inviting
different brushstrokes in each ā¦ create a rich tapestry of cross-rhythms evoking dynamism
āzoneā
there is almost a series of framesā¦
withing frames